Eso Volcano Eruption in Kyushu, Japan, October 2021 // Photo: Reuters
Popular and dangerous tourist site:
The Aso volcano erupted today (Wednesday) on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
The eruption caused a volley of ash to the sky within a radius of several kilometers, which led the authorities to warn the residents in the area for fear of falling rocks and lava flow.
No casualties or damage have been reported so far.
Mount Aso, a well-known tourist destination on the southern island and the main Kyushu, sent ash clouds three and a half kilometers high when it erupted in the morning (Israel time), which raised the level of volcanic eruption alert to 3 out of 5. Authorities warned people not to approach and warned From the danger of falling large rocks and pyroclastic flows of lava within a radius of one kilometer around the Naka-Daka crater on the mountain.
Ash clouds rising from the Naka-Daka crater on the mountain, Photo: Reuters
The active crater of Naka-Dhaka Crater is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the island.
Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers, Hirokazu of his own accord, announced that the authorities are investigating the condition of a number of climbers who were on the mountain at the time.
He added that there are currently no reports of casualties.
The Japanese weather agency said the ash emitted in the eruption is expected to cover the cities near the mountain by the afternoon.
Mount Aso, which rises to a height of 1,592 meters, is the largest active volcano in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
Its last eruption was small and occurred in 2019. Meanwhile, the most severe volcanic disaster in Japan in the last 90 years occurred when the Ontaka volcano erupted in September 2014 - killing 63 people.
